This unit offers an introduction to the essential beliefs of the Christian faith. It commences with a discussion of why beliefs matter, and why the historic Christian creeds were originally created, before briefly surveying key Christian doctrines, including:
- the doctrine of God’s existence and attributes,
- the doctrine of the Trinity,
- the doctrines of creation and providence,
- the doctrines of humanity and sin,
- the doctrine of Christ’s incarnation and atonement,
- the doctrine of the Holy Spirit,
- the doctrine of salvation,
- the doctrine of the church, and
- the doctrine of the last things (i.e., Christian eschatology).
It is primarily intended for students whose course of study allows room for only one unit of systematic theology.
Pre-Requisite Units:
TH005-612: This unit may only be taked by students enrolled in the Bachelor of Divinity.
Unit Exclusions:
TH001, TH002, TH003, TH004, TH008, TH009, TH020, TH021, TH022
Full Course Unit Descriptor:
For the full Course Unit Descriptor, please see the Australian College of Theology website